<p>CVS Pharmacy will be separate from CVS Health, housing major insurer Aetna and benefits manager Caremark</p><p>CVS Health, the largest US healthcare conglomerate valued at $117bn, has announced its plans split off its pharmacy chain from its <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/healthinsurance">health insurance</a> and benefits businesses, ending an era in which healthcare companies grew into massive conglomerates.</p><p>In their announcement on Wednesday, CVS Health said they will split off its 9,000 pharmacies, in-store clinics and mail order prescription business into a business named CVS Pharmacy.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/cvs-health-pharmacy-insurance">Continue reading...</a>